>>I have noticed an emphasis on the Object nature of VFP being presented in this group. I was wondering if any of you could give a general overview of the relation between objects and tables (i.e. when should table data be transfered to objects, should tables with small numbers of records be dumped to an object array for manipulation, should you use objects instead of tables whenever possible, and what are the criteria for being possible). I have some familiarity with object concepts, having developed in HyperCard, VBA - Excel, Pascal, and now VFP, but I have a feeling I am simply applying procedural techniques to a different naming convention. Since VFP's object orientation seem to be its strength I would like to fully utilize this feature. Any general tips on applying this technology would be greatly appreciated.
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>John,
>there is of course the posibility of wrapping every table by an object
>but u pay a speed penalty and increase the complexity of you program
>with out much gain
>what i do is take an OOPish approach in my design and analysis
>that is see the the objects as a whole (it is kind of a hybrid between traditional Anylisis/Design and OOAD) i think it is good (other may think
>it is not that brillient- e.g. Jose Luis Santaigo R <s>)
>as for the rest of the project i use only objects e.g.
>i don't use forms (.scx) but rather object forms with DE objects etc. etc.
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>Arnon


OOPish? <s>

Tom